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Car hire and driving in Hanoi

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Vietnam traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HAN means 22 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648805 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2945964.

Drives from Hanoi

Car rental from Hanoi: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Hanoi to Phúc YênVietnam28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Hanoi to Mỹ HàoVietnam28 km (17 mi)about 25 min
Hanoi to Bắc NinhVietnam30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Hanoi to Sơn TâyVietnam37 km (23 mi)about 34 min
Hanoi to Vĩnh YênVietnam40 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Hanoi to Việt YênVietnam41 km (25 mi)about 37 min
Hanoi to Phổ YênVietnam44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Hanoi to Bắc GiangVietnam46 km (29 mi)about 42 min
Hanoi to Hưng YênVietnam47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Hanoi to Ba VìVietnam48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Hanoi to Chí LinhVietnam50 km (31 mi)about 45 min
Hanoi to Thành phố Sông CôngVietnam50 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam1,137 km (707 mi)about 17 h 21 min
Hanoi to BangkokThailand987 km (613 mi)about 15 h 3 min
Hanoi to HaiphongVietnam89 km (55 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Hanoi to Phnom PenhCambodia1,057 km (657 mi)about 16 h 7 min
Hanoi to Cần ThơVietnam1,222 km (759 mi)about 18 h 38 min
Hanoi to HuếVietnam540 km (335 mi)about 8 h 14 min
Hanoi to Da NangVietnam606 km (376 mi)about 9 h 14 min
Hanoi to Biên HòaVietnam1,126 km (699 mi)about 17 h 10 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Hanoi?

The right, as everywhere in Vietnam.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.